Authors: Dragan J Milic Sasa S Zivic Zoran D Perisic Dragan S Mihailovic Nebojsa S Ignjatovic Zoran L Radovanovic
Publish Date: 2007/11/26
Volume: 37, Issue: 12, Pages: 1090-1092
Abstract
Coiling of the artery is a rare morphologic entity most frequently found in the internal carotid arteries Coiling of other arteries is rarely reported because it is usually asymptomatic We report a case of 360° coiling of the right external iliac artery found by color duplex scan and arteriography The patient was a 72yearold man who presented with a 2month history of an ischemic ulcer on his right toe and a right anklebrachialpressure index ABPI of 00 and 04 on admission We resected 7 cm of the affected artery and performed endtoend reconstruction After 2 months of followup his ischemic ulcer had healed and the ABPI of the right foot was 00 and 08
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